Introducing Adaptivity Features to a Regular Learning Management System to Support Creation of Advanced eLessons

In order to improve the learning process for students with different pre-knowledge, personal characteristics and preferred learning styles, a certain degree of adaptability must be introduced to online courses. In learning environments that support such kind of functionalities students can explicitl...

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Published in:Informatics in education 2010-01, Vol.9 (1), p.63-80
Main Authors: Komlenov, Zivana, Budimac, Zoran, Ivanović, Mirjana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
College Instruction
Computer Assisted Instruction
Computer science
control theory
systems
Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface
course management system
Education
Educational technology
Exact sciences and technology
Freeware
General aspects
Hypermedia
Individualized Instruction
Instructional materials
Integrated Learning Systems
Learning
learning preferences
Lesson plans
Management systems
Navigation (Information Systems)
Occupational training. Personnel. Work management
On-line systems
Online
Online Courses
Online instruction
Open source software
Open Source Technology
personalization
Pretests Posttests
Software
student-centred approach
Students
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Summary:In order to improve the learning process for students with different pre-knowledge, personal characteristics and preferred learning styles, a certain degree of adaptability must be introduced to online courses. In learning environments that support such kind of functionalities students can explicitly choose different paths through course contents or can be directed to different parts of the instructional material depending on the pace of their advancement in acquiring new knowledge. This paper presents the implementation of such an environment by extending open source learning management system Moodle.
ISSN:1648-5831
2335-8971
DOI:10.15388/infedu.2010.04